All Outputs (8)

‘To Be a Woman’: Female Labour and Memory in Documentary Film Production, 1929–50 (2013)
Journal Article
Fox, J. (2013). ‘To Be a Woman’: Female Labour and Memory in Documentary Film Production, 1929–50. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 10(1), 584-602. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2013.0159

Despite extensive scholarship on British documentary in the period from 1929 to 1950, the role of female documentary film-makers has received relatively little attention, partly due to their fragmented and partial ‘archival trace’. Combining neglecte... Read More about ‘To Be a Woman’: Female Labour and Memory in Documentary Film Production, 1929–50.

From Documentary Film to Television Documentaries: John Grierson and This Wonderful World (2013)
Journal Article
Fox, J. (2013). From Documentary Film to Television Documentaries: John Grierson and This Wonderful World. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 10(3), 498-523. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2013.0152

In October 1957, John Grierson, the founder of the British documentary film movement, made the transition to a new medium: television. His series for STV, This Wonderful World, which ran in its original form until August 1965, introduced audiences to... Read More about From Documentary Film to Television Documentaries: John Grierson and This Wonderful World.

Careless Talk: Tensions within British Domestic Propaganda during the Second World War (2012)
Journal Article
Fox, J. (2012). Careless Talk: Tensions within British Domestic Propaganda during the Second World War. Journal of British Studies, 51(4), 936-966. https://doi.org/10.1086/666741

Propaganda and the Flight of Rudolf Hess, 1941-45 (2011)
Journal Article
Fox, J. (2011). Propaganda and the Flight of Rudolf Hess, 1941-45. The Journal of Modern History, 83(1), 78-110. https://doi.org/10.1086/658050

Like his younger brother Ian, Peter Fleming imagined the fantastic. The theme of his 1940 novel, The Flying Visit, was barely believable: Hitler, wanting to emphasize his status as the “Eagle Führer,” embarks upon a flight over England in order to su... Read More about Propaganda and the Flight of Rudolf Hess, 1941-45.

Film Propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany: World War II Cinema (2007)
Book
Fox, J. (2007). Film Propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany: World War II Cinema. Berg

Propaganda--so crucial to winning the battle of hearts and minds in warfare--witnessed a transformation during World War II, when film was fast becoming the most popular form of entertainment. In Film Propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany, Jo Fox co... Read More about Film Propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany: World War II Cinema.

Millions Like Us? Accented Language and the 'Ordinary' in British Films of the Second World War (2006)
Journal Article
Fox, J. (2006). Millions Like Us? Accented Language and the 'Ordinary' in British Films of the Second World War. Journal of British Studies, 45(4), 819-845. https://doi.org/10.1086/505959

John Grierson, his 'documentary boys' and the British Ministry of Information, 1939-1942 (2005)
Journal Article
Fox, J. (2005). John Grierson, his 'documentary boys' and the British Ministry of Information, 1939-1942. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 25(3), 345-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/01439680500236151

Winston Churchill and the 'men of destiny': reflections on leadership and the role of the Prime Minister in the British wartime feature films (2005)
Book Chapter
Fox, J. (2005). Winston Churchill and the 'men of destiny': reflections on leadership and the role of the Prime Minister in the British wartime feature films. In R. Toye, & J. Gottlieb (Eds.), Making reputations : power, persuasion and the individual in modern British politics (92-108). I.B. Tauris